Category: Linux

Did you know there’s a world outside of Microsoft Office that doesn’t include LibreOffice or OpenOffice? WPS Office 2016 is an office suite, whose mobile version has over 50 million downloads with over 1 million Play Store reviews. Kingsoft, developer of WPS brought that same technology to both the Windows and Linux desktops. With a focus on complete compatibility with Microsoft Office, Kingsoft released their newest version of their office suite, WPS Office 2016 last month. WPS…

In an earlier post, I briefly went over my reasons for ditching Windows 10 and turning to Linux. Today we’ll look at options new users have to begin their journeys into open source software. I’ve used more Linux operating systems—called distributions for those in the know—than I can count. Ultimately, I settled on Antergos, which is an operating system based on Arch Linux. For new users, this isn’t the best place to start. When you’ve…

I’ve been using Linux over the past year and while there have been small issues here and there, the experience on a whole has been pretty damn awesome. I enjoyed my foray into the land of open source so much, I decided to write using Linux full time. This means I’ll work primarily from my laptop and convert the desktop into a full-time gaming rig. Too bad, though; I already decided I wouldn’t be playing…

After reading the overview, you may be asking yourself, why Linux? What is it about this mysterious OS that has me ready to walk away from the familiarity of Windows? A familiarity that I’ve had for all of my adult life? Security Windows 10 launched with a lot of controversy. From reports that the new OS can spy on what users are doing, to reports of Microsoft’s insistence with trying to get users to upgrade…

Over the last year or so I’ve changed operating systems more times than a fictional spy changing his identity. I’ve jumped from Windows to several versions of Linux, back to Windows and back to Linux. I recently switched back to Windows and I thought it would be the end of the discussion. However, with Microsoft’s assault on its user base with trying to force everyone to upgrade to Windows 10, my confidence in the company…